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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 04:31 PM
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I have reached 105

didnt have my radar detector in the car at the time so didnt stay on it to long dont need another ticket

How fast have yall gotten yours to and how did it handle
 
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 04:39 PM
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130 before the wife noticed and hit me.....next time i'll be solo
 
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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Only 105 here too. I'm itchin to go faster but there are lots of speed traps in the places I drive.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 05:03 PM
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115, trying to keep up with dad's '03 vette. on an open pkwy you hardly notice it. its pretty stable.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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168 Mph After Catback And Chip.

Te Ecu Cuts The Gas At Redline So That's As Fast As The Car Will Ever Go.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 10:33 PM
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About 115 on the straightaway at Button Willow Raceway before I had to dive into the next turn... Sorry guys, I drive like an old woman when I'm on city streets and highways...

I'm a bit of a road course warrior... Give me a road track, or twisty canyon road... The only speed you worry about is the speed that the car is going to break loose and send you over the cliff or into the wall...
 
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 10:56 PM
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138 on the 60E freeway in california, damn i woulda been the fastest but mexican crossfire went and stole the glory...i dont even have 2000 miles on my car, i had to see what it could do though! it handled like it was going 60 by the way, the only thing that terrified me and caused me to let off the gas was when i was taking a freeway lazy turn i hit the reflectors between the lanes, and at 138 they seem extra close and it felt like i almost kicked the back end of the car out, so i let off the gas and called it a day.
 

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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 01:22 AM
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Default Re: { Top Speed ? Whatcha got?

Originally Posted by slysop
I have reached 105
Um, this is your car, right?

Good luck with the sale...
 
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by CyberGreg
Um, this is your car, right?

Good luck with the sale...
Maybe $20k hah ?
 
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 06:18 AM
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I got mine up to 140 on a UK road, then England suddenly ended and I shot off the white cliffs of dover into the sea. Actually I think 140 on crappy UK roads with gatsco cameras and old bill everywhere is worth more than the Mexican claim. I bet the road he was on was longer than England.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 09:36 AM
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Had mine at 140 mph and I had quite a bit more pedal had I wanted to stay in it , the Xfire tracked like it was glued to the pavement. Im running Michelin Pilot Sport rubber on Detata polished wheels and the rubber seems to really grip/grab the pavement. I try not to spin my wheels although on occassion it happens when I'm starting from a dead stop and have it in 2nd. or 1st and hard accelerating to get on a heavily traveled State hwy.sometimes they spin but only for a brief second or two. I'm not into high speed, I bought this vehicle cause it is a 2 seater sports car, had I wanted a race car I could of bought one. One problem I'm running in to is every young punk in his 5.0 Mustang wants to race me. Little do they realize this little 6 cyl. can probably smoke the 5.0 V8 Mustang but I'm not going to be the guinnie pig... Had a Ford Escort all dolled up with spoiler and the ground effects roll up beside me the other morning at 5:30 am, he kept racing his motor and challanging him. I turned my interior light on and waved to him my middle finger. This guy really wanted me to run him but I wasnt going to, I didnt want to blow away a 4 cyl. Escort and make him feel like a dumbass instead I waived the middle finger to him and that pissed him off and he took off like spitting and spuddering, his POS even backfired a couple of times....
 
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 11:04 AM
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I haven't had it below 120 yet :-)
 
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 11:27 AM
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Had mine to 145, Just into 5th when my lady saw the speedo and yelled to slow down.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Tea Drinker
I got mine up to 140 on a UK road, then England suddenly ended and I shot off the white cliffs of dover into the sea. Actually I think 140 on crappy UK roads with gatsco cameras and old bill everywhere is worth more than the Mexican claim. I bet the road he was on was longer than England.
I wasn't aware this was a contest, but I bet you that road lenght is only half of the equation, the size of your.... manhood is more important.

And yeah, it`s very probable that that particular road os longer than all the UK!!

In Mexico you don't have to worry about cameras and cops, but you have to take into account that our roads are very far from ok and our highways are not autostradas or autobahns, while I'm going 168 mph there are trucks and other cars doing 45 mph.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by MEXICANCROSSFIRE
I wasn't aware this was a contest, but I bet you that road lenght is only half of the equation, the size of your.... manhood is more important.

And yeah, it`s very probable that that particular road os longer than all the UK!!

In Mexico you don't have to worry about cameras and cops, but you have to take into account that our roads are very far from ok and our highways are not autostradas or autobahns, while I'm going 168 mph there are trucks and other cars doing 45 mph.

I agree with you, I have a straight section of nice smooth 2 lane (with shoulders) approx 2 miles long, no driveways, no trees, very little traffic. So far (other than the track), its the only place I'll really unwind it.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 12:05 PM
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130 so far.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 09:34 PM
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I think this is a very irresponsible thread and you should all be ashamed of yourselves don't you know how dangerous these kind of speeds are on public roads.....

About 140 ish on the M11 at 2am...
 
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 10:26 PM
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I got my up to 80 maybe 85 felt great
 
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 12:40 AM
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only 85??

today with a friend we did 150 in a 350Z.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 02:25 AM
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145.....thats hypothetically to you dc......
 
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